The Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) promises yet another pulsating bout in the 116-fight card as former champion Luke Michael and Jaco du Plessis gear up for a mouth-watering main event battle to crown a new middleweight champion on Thursday, August 8.
Michael, the former middleweight champion, is visibly hungry to reclaim the belt he lost to 36-year-old JP Kruger in April, with the latter subsequently relinquishing the title.
However, Du Plessis, who is currently unbeaten in the EFC with four wins, heads to the hexagon to challenge Michael, who has a record of six wins and five losses in his previous 11 fights, setting the stage for a tense fight.
Eight other fights will also be underway in Thursday’s EFC 116 fight card as Mozambican fighter Emerson Pedro will square off against newcomer William ‘Ragnar’ Lekana. In another highly anticipated main card match-up, Sibusiso Somandla Sovendle will return to the hexagon after suffering a recent defeat to challenge Roevan De Beer.
Additionally, EFC 116 will also witness the professional debuts of two exciting new signings: Tico Van Den Berg and Chadrack Yemba, while Ken Sekeletu will lockhorns against Jean-Jacques Lubaya for supremacy in the featherweight category.
***Nine fights are lined up in the EFC 116 card and you can watch all the action right from the Hexagon in South Africa, LIVE on Afrosport TV from 7pm on Thursday, August 8th***
Main Card
MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT
Jaco du Plessis (SA) 182.8lbs vs. Luke Michael (SA) 184.7lbs
CATCHWEIGHT FIGHT
Jean-Jacques Lubaya (DRC) 147.8lbs vs. Ken Sekeletu (ZMB) 147.8lbs
MIDDLEWEIGHT FIGHT
Shadrack Nsua (DRC) 184.6lbs vs. Khulekani Hlongwa (SA) 186lbs
BANTAMWEIGHT FIGHT
Sibusiso Sovendle (SA) 133lbs vs. Roevan De Beer (SA) 135lbs
CATCHWEIGHT FIGHT
Nathanial Komana (SA) 128.9lbs vs. Bheki Ngcobo (SA) 130lbs
Prelim Card
FEATHERWEIGHT FIGHT
Allistar Kunene (SA) 145.2lbs vs. Jesse Schaper (SA) 144.1lbs
BANTAMWEIGHT FIGHT
Emerson Pedro (MOZ) 134.8lbs vs. William Lekana (SA)135.5lbs
FLYWEIGHT FIGHT
Kelvin Smit (SA) 125.6lbs vs. Siyanda Vilakazi (SA) 126lbs
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT
Tico van der Berg (SA) 205.5lbs vs. Andile Madlala (SA) 205.5lbs
LIGHTWEIGHT FIGHT
Lucky Bosco (SA) 155.1lbs vs. Chadrack Yemba (DRC) 154.9lbs
FLYWEIGHT FIGHT
Teboho Ntene (SA) 125.8lbs vs. Lihle Ngamntwini (SA) 124.3lbs
FEATHERWEIGHT FIGHT
Kenan Hornabrook (SA) 144.2lbs vs. Tshepo Majuba (SA) 145,9lbs
